1. "Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man."Benjamin Franklin

2. "The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective." G.K. Chesterton

3. "The Old Year has gone. Let the dead past bury its own dead. The New Year has taken possession of the clock of time. All hail the duties and possibilities of the coming twelve months!"Edward Payson Powell

4. "Ring out the old, ring in the new,Ring, happy bells, across the snow:the year is going, let him go;Ring out the false, ring in the true."Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850

5. "For Last year's words belong to last year's languageAnd next year's words await another voice.And to make an end is to make a beginning."T.S. Eliot "Little Gidding"

6. "New Year's Day: Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual."Mark Twain

7. "Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right." Oprah Winfrey

8. "We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day."Edith Lovejoy Pierce

9. "The proper behavior all through the holiday season is to be drunk. This drunkenness culminates on New Year's Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you're married to." P.J. O'Rourke

10. "Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us." Hal Borland

The month of Chittrai (April - May) embarks the time of festivities in Tamil Nadu. 'Tamil New Year Day 'Puthandu' is celebrated on April 13 or 14 every year (according to the Gregorian Calender). People greet each other 'Puthandu Vazthukal' which means Happy New Year. This auspicious day is also popular as Varusha Pirappuv. As per the Hindu mthyical legends, Lord Brahma started creation of the universe.Highlights of the Festival:- New Year's day is a gala time for all Tamils. The main focus is on the food eaten on the day. 'Maanga Pachadi' is the pulse of the festival. It is a dish made of raw mangoes, jaggery, neem flowers which tastes sweet, salt, sour and bitter. This entails different colors of life. It depicts that life has to face everything from success to defeat. At the time of New Year festivities, a grand Car Festival also takes place at Tiruvadamarudur near Kumbakonam. At some places, Chitthirai festival is also celebrated. It is said on this day, Goddess Meenakshi got married to Lord Sundareswarar. Puthandu Rituals :- In Tamil Nadu, people follow some strict rituals in a belief to ensure well-being and prosperity of their families. The most popular tradition is to view Kanni at dawn with a hope to bring good luck. People start the day by watching some auspicious items like gold and silver jewelery, betel leaves, nuts, fruits and vegetables, flowers, raw rice and coconuts. Following the rituals, Tamils take bath, wear fresh clothes and visit the temples to pray for success in life. After this, Panchangam (almanac) is read. Many people get their houses painted to mark the renewal of life. Ladies adorn their houses with fresh mango leaves and Kolam (rangoli)designs. Sometimes, a decorated lamp kuthuvillakku is placed in the center of colorful Kolam to bring light to the house. People in the advent of merrymaking and feasting exchange gifts with each other. Children are highly excited at the time of Puthandu as they receive small gifts or cash from their parents and relatives. Here we are showing a list of Tamil New Year SMS and Tamil New Year Messages to send as Tamil New Year Wishes.